A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 990 The Wu Family’s Top Secret
Xuanyangfang.

Sikong Mansion,
Tomorrow Wu Huaiyu will leave south to return to Guangzhou, and the wives and concubines in the mansion are very reluctant to leave him.

"Bring the music troupe of the mansion with you. You can listen to music and watch dances in Guangzhou during your free time," Fan Xuanfu said. The Wu family's music troupe is quite popular, including many people who are interested in music and dance. Beautiful young woman.

Li Sanniang asked Huaiyu to bring a polo team, "Alang likes to play polo. There are no decent teams in Guangzhou. Our team has won five Chang'an Polo League championships in the past ten years."

Yang Muyun also selected several beautiful maids for Huaiyu.

"You all wish I could move this house to Lingnan." Wu Huaiyu said with a smile. In fact, although Lingnan is remote, he is not exiled to Lingnan. Besides, he has been operating in Lingnan for several years, and now it has become his base camp. What do you want?
"Don't forget, there are more than a dozen concubines over there, how can there be a shortage of people to serve them."

Runniang was also going south this time, so she packed and prepared a lot of things early, including various kinds of food.

Zheng Liwan was dressed in Tsing Yi, but she didn't prepare so many things for Wu Huaiyu.

"Alang, I also want to go to Guangzhou with you."

Wu Huaiyu was a little surprised.
"Why do you want to go to Guangzhou?"

Fan Xuanfu stretched out his big belly and stroked it while saying to her, "Yes, since you are married, you rely on your husband and your son. You take good care of your child and try to give birth to a son with your first child. Work hard in the future and have more children." Give birth to a few sons, the sons you give birth to are the most reliable.”

Fan Xuanfu has given birth to four children, and this is her fifth pregnancy, but there are no ugly stretch marks on her belly. This is not only related to her good physical fitness and regular exercise, but also to the matcha oil during pregnancy.

Yang Muyun resented her father and brother more and more, so after marrying Wu Huaiyu and returning to the Central Plains, she never set foot in the Duke of Xi's palace.

And after she found out she was pregnant, she only cared about the Wu family.

She still remembers how enthusiastic the Zheng clan members were when the emperor wanted to confer her the title of second-rank concubine Chonghua. They all came to congratulate her and compliment her. But when she entered the monastery, all her relatives and clan members disappeared.

Later, when Wang Shichong was about to be defeated, Guo Qing ran to Chang'an to join the Tang Dynasty, but even his mother Yuan's family was left behind in Luoyang. Yang Muyun was raised by the Yuan family since he was a child, and he has the closest relationship with his grandmother. Wang Shichong hated Yang Qing's betrayal and refused to let Wang go back to Luoyang, so Wang was forced to commit suicide, so he killed the old and blind Yuan.

She is the daughter of the Zheng family, but Wu Huaiyu said that his relationship with the Zheng family is not good, and he will not change because of her, but he will not be dissatisfied with her because of it.

The women laughed.

Concubines who have children have to pay much more. If they give birth to sons, they will have to pay more. If they give birth to several sons, the pay will be even more. The yards they live in are large, and the monthly money, cloth, clothing, even meals and even the charcoal in today's house are all. Lots of everything.

After going through the most difficult days, I don’t want any candy from anyone.
"If you really think about it, then let's go together tomorrow." Wu Huaiyu nodded to Zheng Liwan. On the night she entered the Wu family, Wu Huaiyu told her that if she entered the Wu family, she would become the Wu family.

After hearing this, Wu Huaiyu understood a little bit. The daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang who once almost became Li Shimin's wife, people thought she was extremely noble, but in fact she had suffered a lot of grievances over the years.

Now she became the concubine of Sikong Jin Duke Wu Huaiyu, and all those people suddenly appeared again.

She even found it annoying to be in Chang'an, with those people always disturbing her.

First, her father was engaged to the Lu family, but later the emperor wanted to summon her to the palace. The Zheng family and the Lu family did not dare to resist, and even their fiancé Lu Shuang did not dare to admit the engagement. All the members of the Zheng family in Xingyang even wanted him to enter the palace.
But in the end, he was completely disgraced and was forced to become a monk and become a monk.

She was in a strange grassland outside the Great Wall, and there were no letters of concern or concern from her father and brothers.
Later, Yang Qing defected to Wang Shichong, changed his name to Guo Qing, and remarried Wang Shichong's niece. For Wang Shichong's great Zheng, he thought of his daughter again, hoping that her daughter could persuade Tuli Jieli to send troops to attack Tang and aid Zheng.

"You suddenly decided to go to Lingnan, haven't you said hello to your mother's family yet?" Xuan Fu asked.

several years,

She is a person who has seen things thoroughly. In this case, Wu Huaiyu is also willing to take her to Lingnan.

Wu Huaiyu had so many wives and concubines, and his relationship with his natal family was still very good, except for Zheng Liwan and Yang Muyun.

Zheng Liwan felt sick.

She didn't want to associate with those snobbish people from the Zheng family anymore.

"If I don't leave early, I won't leave later. If I leave at this time, I'm going to give birth." Fan Xuanfu said with a big belly.

This is an old truth that has never been feared through the ages. The more a wealthy and aristocratic family is like this, the mother is more valuable than the son. Even if she is a concubine, or even a maid, if she can give birth to a son, or even several, she will be worry-free for the rest of her life.

"Follow your father at home, and your husband when you become a monk. Since we women are married, it's just water thrown out. Just follow your husband." Yang Muyun comforted Zheng Liwan.

Thinking of this period, the father, brother, mother and sisters were particularly close, visiting from time to time, and even relatives from other branches of the Zheng family came and went frequently.

Zheng Liwan has not felt the warmth of the separated family in these years. Instead, she feels that she is just a piece of cargo of the Zheng family, which can be traded or even discarded at any time.

Except for the company of two slaves, an old man and a young man, her parents rarely came to see her, let alone her clan members.

Zheng Liwan didn't feel anything to be happy about. On the contrary, it made her feel that the world was hot and cold, and people were cold and warm. In those years, she was forced to become a monk. Although she did not actually lose her hair and live in a monastery, her father bought her a small house next to the monastery for her to live in. over there,

Zheng Liwan understood it at the beginning.

Zheng Liwan's eyes were a little red. Although she was determined in her heart, she still couldn't help but feel sad every time she mentioned it.

Zheng Liwan shook her head, "No need to say hello."

Not long ago, the emperor made another decree, asking her to return to secular life and return home, and then join the Wu family as a concubine. His father even agreed immediately.

Fan Xuanfu had no objection and told her to pay more attention to her health on the road and to take good care of her baby when she arrived in Lingnan.

night,

Wu Huaiyu lives here in Xuanfu.

After entering the Wu family, I rarely felt the warmth of home. Wu Huaiyu at least respected her as a concubine.

Seeing this, everyone stopped saying anything and understood.

Wu Huaiyu helped her apply oil on her belly. Camellia oil can moisturize the skin, avoid the appearance of stretch marks, and prevent dry and itchy skin.

This is especially true in the Wu family.

Yang Muyun basically didn't interact with her father Yang Qing, and she didn't even like her brothers and nephews. Yang Muyun resented Yang Qing because he was very calculating and selfish. When the Sui Emperor named Yang Muyun a princess and a pro-Turk, Yang Qing didn't like her at all. I never cared about Yang Muyun's feelings.

Zheng Liwan smiled bitterly, "I'm tired of Chang'an."

It's June now,

Counting the time, Xuan Fu is already eight months pregnant.
It is said that pregnancy lasts for ten months, but usually the pregnancy is nine months. Fan Xuanfu will give birth in another month.
"I came to Beijing last year and thought I would return after the New Year. Who could have imagined that it would be delayed until now."

Huaiyu wanted to wait until Xuan Fu was born before returning, but in the current situation, he was worried that he would not be able to leave if he stayed any longer.

He really didn't want to stay in Chang'an and wade through these muddy waters. Chang'an is a place of trouble and chaos, so it is better to go to Lingnan for leisure and safety, and at the same time manage the private land of Luzon.

"Xu Jingzong's wife Pei came here today and brought many gifts."

"Your Majesty has appointed Xu Jingzong as the Chancellor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. I guess Pei is here because of this matter."

"It turns out that Mrs. Pei originally wanted to see you, but you didn't come back, so you went back."

Everyone in the dynasty knew that Xu Jingzong was a member of Wu Huaiyu.
Of course, Xu Jingzong has always followed Wu Huaiyu. Both of Xu's sons studied under Wu Huaiyu's family, making them rare disciples of the Wu family. Xu Jingzong also betrothed his eldest daughter to Wu Huaiyu's third concubine Chengzhi. In addition, in the early years, Pei also gave his personal maid to Wu Huaiyu as a concubine.

The relationship between the two families can be said to be very close.

"Is Xu Jingzong going to worship the prime minister?"

"Not yet. This time, it is a step forward. The position of Inspector of the Ministry of Personnel is reserved for Hou Junji. After the war in Qinghai is settled, Hou Junji will definitely come to the court. The position of Minister of Personnel is given to him. Then Hou Junji can participate in the government affairs."

Wu Huaiyu doesn't mind chatting with his wife about these dry things.

"Then Xu Jingzong doesn't want to be happy in vain?"

"It's not for nothing that he is happy. Even if he is to inspect the Ministry of Civil Affairs, this is a very important step. With this qualification, it will be a natural step for him to become a minister in other departments.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will be able to join the Political Hall in ten years. "

Xu Jingzong's qualifications and background are quite good. He was the Xu family of Gaoyang and the Eighteenth Bachelor. He followed Wu Huaiyu in the Zhenguan Dynasty and made many achievements.

But Xu Jingzong's current status is indeed due to Wu Huaiyu, but because of this, Xu Jingzong's room for improvement has been limited.

After all, Xu Jingzong was not a confidant of the emperor like Ma Zhou and Cen Wenwen.

"Today Mrs. Pei also said that if our Sanlang family runs Luzon and there is a shortage of people, the Xu family and the Pei family can allocate some people."

Wu Sanlang, Wu Chengzhi, the son of Run Niang, is now the son of Luzon County, the magistrate of Luzon County, and the eldest son-in-law of Xu Jingzong.

Xu Jingzong and his wife are quite smart.

"You turned around and told them that Luzon was just making a small fuss and there was no shortage of people for the time being."

"Did the Xu family know anything from Qian Jiulong?" Xuan Fu asked.

"It's possible, I should know a little, but it's impossible to know too much, don't worry." Xu Jingzong was good at dancing. He not only sent his two legitimate sons to Huaiyu's disciples, but also betrothed his eldest daughter to Wu Huaiyu's third son. .

Then he married the eldest concubine's daughter to Feng An's nephew, and married the second concubine's daughter to Qian Jiulong as his concubine.

The three daughters he married were ridiculed by the scholars, especially the two sons-in-law, Feng An's nephew and Qian Jiulong.

The Feng family is a powerful person in Lingnan, but in the eyes of the nobles in Chang'an, the Feng family is just a barbarian in Lingnan. Although Qian Jiulong was the Duke of Chao and the general of Youjianmen, he had previously served as the governor of Fuzhou.

During the Sui Dynasty, this man was convicted and was not a slave, so he was assigned to Li Yuan.

Although among the people, Qian Jiulong, a hero who rose from slave to Duke, is the idol of countless common people, in the eyes of nobles and scholars, Qian Jiulong, the Duke and General, is still looked down upon by them.

However, Xu Jingzong was from a well-known family, but he was willing to marry barbarians and slaves. They all ridiculed Xu Jingzong for being greedy for money and selling his daughter for money.

Even when he was married to the Wu family, he believed that the eldest daughter marrying the concubine of the Wu family was a shameless sign of being attached to the powerful.

But Xu Jingzong didn't take these comments seriously at all.

It is said that Xu Jingzong is planning to get married to two more families recently. One of them is Pang Xiaotai, who was also born as a Lingnan barbarian chief. This man once openly claimed to be Pang, the younger lackey of Wu Huaiyu's family in Chang'an.

The other one was from Yuchi Gong's family. Xu Jingzong wanted to marry one of Yuchi Gong's granddaughters for his concubine.

Wu Huaiyu actually admired Xu Jingzong for being able to ignore those voices. He didn't choose any famous family when getting married, but only chose relatives of powerful people in the court.

Wu Huaiyu, Feng An, Qian Jiulong, Wei Chigong were all Dukes and generals. Pang Xiaotai was almost there, but now he is also a governor.

"Is Luzon short of people now?"

"lack."

"But you don't have to worry about this, I have already made arrangements." Wu Huaiyu said with a smile. Luzon, a wilderness in the sea, is an important foundation for the future of the Wu family.

The Wu family has so many industries in the Central Plains, and even has so many schools, technology, orphanages, manors, workshops, and shops. Wu Huai's beautiful lady is in Lingnan. He can secretly draw people from the Central Plains to Luzon in a steady stream.
It can even be done silently.

Qian Jiulong was in Fuzhou, and at most he knew that the Wu family sent people from Fujian to Liuqiu, and some people even went south from Liuqiu to Luzon, but he definitely didn't know much about the specific situation.

"I will definitely take the time to go to Luzon this year for a tour. There are more strongholds and more people. All aspects must keep pace with the times and be readjusted."

Although Wu Chengzhi is the magistrate of Luzon County, he is only ten years old. Luzon must be controlled by Wu Huaiyu behind the scenes, and he has a big plan this year, which is to send a fleet down Luzon to find the Spice Islands.

Luzon itself does not produce any spices;
Important valuable spices are all in the East Indies, and the Maluku Islands are rich in cloves, cardamom, and pepper and are called the Spice Islands.

Head south along the Philippine Islands to reach the Spice Islands.

This is a huge treasure.

For a long time, the precious spices such as cloves and cardamom in the Spice Islands have been purchased by merchants in Southeast Asia from various islands and transported to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java, and then sold to Indian merchants for distribution throughout the Indian Ocean.

Persian and Arab merchants sold them to the Mediterranean via the Red Sea or to Europe via the Persian Gulf.

Those Tianzhu merchants have kept the secret of the Spice Islands a secret.

Even before China, most spices were imported from the Silk Road of the Western Regions. I only knew that pepper, cloves, etc. came from the Western Regions. I thought they were produced in Tianzhu, but I didn’t know that most of them were produced in Nanyang.

Those spices are expensive and known as black gold.

If Wu Huaiyu finds the Spice Islands and even breaks the monopoly of those Nanyang merchants and Tianzhu merchants, then he can open up a golden spice route.

The spice trade is more profitable than mining gold directly.

From the place of origin to Chang'an, the price varies a thousand times.

By then, Luzon will be able to take off relying on this spice trade route.

(End of this chapter)